Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Calm, Mindful Kids: Yoga Story Scripts

Yoga Story Scripts by Miriam Daniel

Who wouldn't want calmer, aware, flexible students?

I totally loved doing yoga with 30+ Girl Scouts yesterday evening. Our evening focused around a story. Most of my yoga for kids does. I make up stories that take us through a series of poses. The response is always fantastic when we do this.

Then I thought it might be great to share these with teachers. Most of the stories take about 15 - 20 minutes if you move slowly through the breathing {The secret to success!}. They would be great to wake kids up in the morning or calm kids down after recess. The teacher tells a bit of the story and then guides the group into yoga poses.

Some of the benefits I have witnessed in using yoga with kids:

more body awareness

more focus

more emotional awareness

stronger listening skills

less stress, anxiety, and social issues

better flexibility (physically and emotionally)

I just put the first script, A Walk In The Meadow, up on my TpT store. I think it's a great investment!